DSE East tally: 900 people October 1, 2008 by Dave HaynesPro AV Online has a quick little round-up about that Digital Signage Expo East show in Philly a couple of weeks ago, with the organizers suggesting there were 900 attendees and that poeple were happy as clams about how it all shook out.Digital Signage Expo East (DSE East) and Interactive Technology Expo East (ITEE), regional versions …
Transit TV adds poll-based trivia to screens October 1, 2008 by Dave Haynes I very happily work most days from home in my armed mountaintop compound, protected by soulless child ninja warriors, so I don’t ride buses.If I did, I would probably be much happier to watch a screen than spend 40 minutes trying to determine whether the mole on the back of some guy’s neck looked more …
OVAB to release audience metrics recommendations at month's end October 1, 2008 by Dave Haynes My BroadSign colleague Nurlan has a post up on the company blog about the Out-of-home Video Advertising Bureau getting set to release its audience metrics guidelines later this month at an OVAB digital summit in New York.Although I was involved in the reviewing of the Guidelines and provided some input as well, I cannot disclose any details of the …
Hitachi getting into 3-D wayfinding October 1, 2008 by Dave HaynesFrom Japan comes word that manufacturing giant Hitachi, which most know for making TVs but also does a big business in things like heavy equipment and nuke plants, sees a big opportunity in 3-D digital signage.Hitachi Ltd. has teamed up with Hitachi Information Systems Ltd. and digital video company CAD Center Corp. to start a …
Doing what it takes to pitch a client September 30, 2008 by Dave HaynesIn a very tight advertising market you do what you gave to do to get a brand or planner’s attention.Years and years ago, the late-great Elevator News Network not only made sure it installed in buildings with ad agencies, once in a while they ran ads on the screens in those buildings targeting the agency. …
Money still being raised out there … September 30, 2008 by Dave Haynes Well I suspect the general statement at the close of business yesterday was something like, “Holy crap!”Lost in all that was a couple of interesting pieces of news. It took some undoubtedly hard work, but EnQii CEO Ajay Chowdhury managed to close and announce yesterday a raise of $18 million for the company, part of it to …
Philips adds extra bezels to LCD line September 29, 2008 by Dave Haynes Probably 99 per cent of the large flat panels sold out there have a boring matte black finish, which is a good neutral way to frame the video output but not all that eye-catching.Now, there’s an awfully strong argument to be made that what is ON the screen is what really matters. But I also think …
And now for something positive … September 29, 2008 by Dave HaynesWell, I got up this morning to see despite the DC bailout deal, the Asian markets were wobbling, and that Wachovia just got picked up Citigroup, so I thought a little positivity might be a good thing.The executive director of InfoComm has sent a note around to members and trade showe attendees casting the AV market (which …
Digital picture frames starting to morph into digital signs September 26, 2008 by Dave HaynesI spent a very painful morning almost two years ago talking to Chinese and Taiwanese vendors at the CES show in Vegas, asking a bunch of them if they had a frame that A) had wifi capability, and B) some sort of developer kit.The uniform answer: Yes! With a blank smile.I could have asked them …
